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. 2008 Mar;25(1):71-4.
doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1052309.

Iatrogenic post-catheterization pseudoaneurysm

Brian Funaki  1
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Iatrogenic post-catheterization pseudoaneurysm

Brian Funaki. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2008 Mar.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Doppler ultrasound of renal transplant. Doppler ultrasound shows elevated velocity in transplant artery.
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Figure 2
Transplant kidney arteriogram. (A) Pelvic arteriogram shows transplanted kidney in right iliac fossa. (B) Left external iliac arteriogram shows tortuous transplant renal artery without evidence of significant stenosis.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Follow-up ultrasound of puncture site. Color Doppler ultrasound examination shows pseudoaneurysm at site of needle puncture. The common femoral artery was remote from the site of the pseudoaneurysm.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Computed tomographic angiography of pseudoaneurysm. Axial images show contrast filling pseudoaneurysm in left groin.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Ultrasound guided thrombin injection. (A) Initial color Doppler ultrasound examination shows swirling flow in pseudoaneurysm. (B) Sagittal reconstruction of computed tomographic angiogram illustrates ultrasound-guided thrombin injection. (C) Final color Doppler ultrasound examination after fibrin injection shows no detectable flow in the aneurysm.
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